Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial – live: Actor tells court she initially thought skiing accident was ‘sexual assault’

A US court heard that Gwyneth Paltrow colliding with a man from behind on a ski slope and falling on top of him was the “only scenario” that explained his injuries.

Terry Sanderson provided a “cushion” for the Academy Award-winning actress during an incident at Utah’s Deer Valley Resort in 2016, jurors said.

A retired optometrist is complaining about an accident in which Paltrow broke several ribs and suffered a severe concussion.

Paltrow denies the allegations and has filed a countersuit against Sanderson, claiming that he caused the conflict.

On Thursday, jurors heard testimony from Dr. Richard Boene. He said Sanderson’s injuries may have been caused by being hit from behind.

“He was hit from the side or behind by someone. Remember that person landed on top of him. People who fall don’t get broken ribs… there’s something else about that.” is needed,” he said.

“If Mr. Sanderson had the choice of hitting Mr. Paltrow or Mr. Paltrow hitting Mr. Sanderson, Mr. Paltrow would have chosen to hit Mr. Sanderson from behind and fall on top of him. , should account for the broken ribs.”

“Comparing the two scenarios… there is only one scenario that accounts for the application of sufficient force to fracture these ribs, and that is Mr. Paltrow hitting Mr. Sanderson from behind, causing him to fall to the ground.

“Essentially, he was like a cushion.”

Actor Gwyneth Paltrow’s day on the slopes in Park City, Utah, was cut short seven years ago when she had to take some time off after colliding with another person coming down a hill.

She is currently participating in a civil trial that began on Tuesday (March 21).

On February 26, 2016, another skier hit her from behind as she was climbing a hill. The woman suffered minor injuries, but the man immediately apologized. In her legal papers, she adds, “she was upset and upset.”

The Hollywood star was sued for $300,000 by a retired doctor after a 2016 accident in Deer Valley, Utah.

Paltrow said in the filing that Sanderson’s injuries were exaggerated. That’s because tests by Sanderson’s doctors didn’t reveal anything lacking in his cognitive function, the claim said.

The movie star’s filings show that he was diagnosed with a “mild” concussion, according to medical records, and was on vacation abroad for an “extended period” after the crash.

Full view during the dual moguls qualifying rounds on Day 3 of the Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Ski World Cup at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah on February 4, 2023

The counterclaim also alleges that Mr. Sanderson had 15 chronic medical problems and told his doctor a year ago that he was blind in his right eye and had deteriorating vision in his left.

“She didn’t knock him down or cause him a concussion, brain injury, or broken ribs,” Paltrow’s files said.

According to Court TV, Sanderson alleges Paltrow was “out of control” descending the beginner’s slope of Bandana Run on Mount Flagstaff.

He claims she hit him so hard that he knocked him out.At a 2019 press conference, he said just before the collision, “I heard a hysterical scream that sounded like King Kong in the Jungle or something.” ” he said.

Terry Sanderson during a 2019 press conference

He said at the time that he thought the speed at which Mr. Paltrow was said to be coming at him might explain the extent of his injuries. Salt Lake Tribune.

At the press conference announcing the lawsuit, Sanderson said on the way to Bandanarang he noticed a number of large “slow down” signs, so he slowed down, but still saw other skiers coming down the slopes. remained in the flow of

“It was an instant,” he said in 2019. … felt like it pushed me forward.

He said he remembers being unable to control himself when he fell.

“And that’s all I remember up to that point. It just came out,” he said.

“I wouldn’t say we’re good friends. We’re friendly,” Paltrow testified.

The jury will return to the courtroom in Park City, Utah at 9:00 am MT on Monday.

“He hit me and I was so upset,” she told the court.

She said when her ski instructor asked how Mr. Sanderson was doing, he replied, “I’m fine.”

And she said she now wants more than “a symbolic dollar.”

“For me, there’s a line drawn between the $1 I receive and the reimbursement of legal fees,” she added.